System for controlling automatic signaling for telephone lines



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H.'W. BALZER 2,529,364 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC SIGNALING FOR TELEPHONE LINES 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR. HARVEY W. BALZER BY I 4/ I ATTORNEY Nov. 7, 1950 Filed July 22, 1947 m ol 3% v 2.5 8m En LT Q 3E mmm Em umm wmw Patented Nov. 7, 1950 SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC SIGNALING FOR TELEPHONE LINES Harvey W. Balzer, Downers Grove, Ill., assignor to Automatic Electric Laboratories, Inc., Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application July 22, 1947, Serial No. 762,595

9 Claims.

The present invention relates to telephone systems in general and, more particularly, to improved circuits and apparatus for controlling the operation of line signals in an automatic telephone system.

In the usual automatic telephone system calls between local lines and distant points are completed thru an operator attended manual switchboard. The switchboard may comprise a number of operator positions ach of which has access to switches thru which calls from distant points may beextended to the local lines. The switchboard and the switches are usually arranged for one of two services, either automatic ringing or delayed ringing. In the first instance signalling will be automatically started shortly after a connection has been extended to a called line. In the second instance signalling will not be started after a connection has been extended to a called line until the operator performs a ring-start operation to make the automatic ringing equipment eflective. In some cases the switchboard and the switches are arranged so that an operator may extend calls in two different manners, one of which provides automatic ringing and the other of which provides delayed ringing. In this invention the switchboard and the switches are arranged'so that either automatic ringing or delayed ringing may be employed and so that individual switchboard positions may be quickly conditioned to provide whichever of the two services that is desired. The operators extend all calls in the same manner with the exception that, when delayed ringin is employed, a ring-start operation is performed. at the time it is desired to start automatic ringing.

It is an object of the present invention to provide improved means for permitting either automatic ringing or delayed ringing in an automatic telephone system.

It is another object of the present invention to provide, at a switchboard position, apparatus which can be readily operated to condition the switchboard position for either automatic ringingor delayed ringing. I g

A feature of the present invention relates to the use of a non-talking conductor to effect ringing control when automatic ringing is used and to the use of a talking conductor to effect ringing control when delayed ringing is used.

Another feature of the present invention relates to the use of a calling device to provide for ringing control over the same conductor over which dialing control is accomplished.

Other features of the invention not specifically mentioned will be apparent from the following description.

Referring now to the drawings comprising Figures 1 to 6, inclusive;

Fig. 1 shows a toll line circuit to a distant exchange and a cord circuit at a manual switchboard.

Fig. 2 shows circuits for an operators telephone and operators common equipment, primarily for dialing, splitting and ringing control for use with the cord circuit in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 shows a circuit for operators common equipment for controllin the coin control mechanisms of paystations.

Fig. 4 shows a trunk circuit for establishing connections from the manual switchboard to the locallines.

Fig. 5 shows a circuit for local line having a substation and a rotary lineswitch associated therewith, and circuits for a selector and a connector associated with the trunk circuit in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a drawing layout showing how Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, are to be assembled.

The toll line circuitshown in Fig. 1 is the conventional jack ended type and may be one of a number of such lines extending to a distant city. The cord circuit shown in Fig. 1 is the universal type and is one of a number of cord circuits at an operators position. The cord circuits, of which the cord circuit in Fig. 1 is typical, may be individually connected to the operators telephone and common equipment in Figs. 2 and 3 over the common conductors Cl00 to CH3, inclusive. The plug l! l, the ringin key I30 and the signal lamp I13 are associated with one end of the cord circuit while the plug [12, the ringing key I40, and the signal lamp I14 are associated with the other end of the cord circuit. One of the talking conductors of the cord circuit extends from the upper conductor of the plug I'll thru normally closed contacts of the relay I20 to the upper conductor of the plug I12. The other talking conductor of the cord circuit extends from the center conductor of the plug I'll thru normally closed contacts of the relay I20 to the center conductor of the plug H2. The operation of the talk key I50, and the operation of the relay I20 under joint control of the talk key I50 and operators telephone 200 over the conductors CW5 and C106 associates the cord circuit in Fig. 1 with the operators telephone 200 and the operators common equipment in Figs. 2 and 3. The monitor key I also serves to associate the cord circuit in Fig. 1 with the operators telephone 200 over the conductors CW1, CW8 and CW9, the conductor Clfll being a con- 3 trol conductor to arrange the operators telephone 200 particularly for monitoring.

The operators telephone 200 is equipped with the usual talking instrumentalities which, with the talk key I50 and the relay I20 operated, are connected to the talking conductors of the cord circuit in Fig. 1 thru the condensers 228 and 229 over the conductors CIIJZ, CI03, CH and CI'II. The operation of the relay 220 under control of the key 286 disconnects the talking conductors associated with the plug I'II from the operators telephone 200, while the operation-of the relay 225 under control of the key 281 disconnects the talking conductors associated with the plug I12 from the operators telephone .200. The relay 235 which operates under control of either the key 285 or the key 281 prevents the connection of the dial 269 to the end of the cord circuit disconnected from the operators telephone 200. When the dial 269 is moved off normal its three upper contacts are closed, and if the key 280 is normal, the relays 225, 230 and 210 are operated. The relay 225 connects the upper and center conductors of the plug I12 to the impulsing contacts, i. e., the two lower contacts .ofythe dial259.

The relay 230 disconnects the lower conductor of the plug I12 from negative batte to transfer the control of the bridge in an associated trunk circuit, such'as the trunk circuit in, Fig. 4, to the impulsing contacts of the dial 269. The relay 210 extends the lower conductor of the plug I72 to contacts of the key .279.

Ifthe key 219 is normal, ground is extended to an associated trunk circuit, such as the trunk circuit in Fig. 4, to start automatic ringing when a connection is extended to a local line.

If the key 219 is operated ground is not extended to an associated trunk circuit, and the operator starts the automatic ringing by means of the ringing key I40. Thejringing control features embodied in the cord circuit Fig. 1, the operators common equipment Fig. 2 and the trunk circuit Fig. 4 are. the principal feature of this invention and will be fully described hereinafter.

If the key 280 is operated and the dial 269 moved on normalthe relays 2,15,. 220 1and260. are operation of the key525, also causes the operation of the relays 2 I and 220but in this case grounded positive potential Pos. Pot. is connected to the upper conductor of the plug III. The operation of thekeys 3 30 and 335, inch-operation with the relays 225....and 2,30 exercises similar controls over the end ,of the cord connected to the plug I12.

The trunk circuit shown in Fig. 4 is somewhat similar to the trunk circuit shown in Pat,- ent 1,956,374, issued April 24, 1934, to T. F. Crocker. This circuit is used for extending connections from the cord circuit shown in Fig. 1 thru the switch train shownin-Fig. 5 to the local lines, the plug I12 being inserted in the jack 4|! to seize the'trunk circuit shown in Fig. 4. The relay 420is opera-tedupon the insertion of the plug I12 into the jack 4|? and is released when the dial 259 is moved ofi normal to ex- 4 tend the conductors C40| and C402 to the impu-lsing contacts of the dial 269. The relay 430 is operated when the dial 269 is moved off normal providing the key 219 is in its normal position. The relay 435 operates, in case the relay 430 operates, and removes ground from the conductor C404 to cause automatic ringing to start immediately after a connection is extended to a local line thru a connector such as the connector shown in Fig. 5, as will be fully described hereinafter.

The selector 500 and the connector shown in Fig. 5 are the well known two-motion type and are identical to the selector and connector shown in Crocker 1,956,374, issued April 24, 1934, the specification of which may be seen for a detailed description of both. The conductors C40| and C402 are normally connected to the negative winding and the positive winding respectively of the line relay, not shown, of the selector 500. When the selector 500 switches thru to a connector the line relay of the selector is disconnected andthe conductors C40I, 0402,0103 and C404 are extended to conductors such as the conductors C50I, C502, C503 and C504 respectively thru the wipers of the selector and bank contacts which are not shown. The substation shown in Fig. 5 is the well known common battery type equipped with the usual talking and signalling instrumentalities required for making and receiving calls in an automatic telephone system. The line circuit-shown in Fig. 5 is-identical to the line circuit shown in Patent.2,l'l;3,-080, issued April 5', 1938, to T. F. Crocker et-al. the specification of which may beseen for a detailed description thereof. 7

Having described the invention in.. general, a detailed description of a call thru the cord circuit in Fig. 1 ,to the local line in Fig. 5 will now be given. Assume that-the plug .I-'|| has been inserted in the jack III, that the key I50 and the relay I20 are operated, .and that a connection is to be extended from the toll-line circuit in Fig. 1 to the substation 595 in Fig. 5. The call is extended by way of arr-outgoing trunk circuit such as the trunk circuit shown in Fig; 4. In this case the trunk circuit shown in Fig. 4-is used and the plug I12 is inserted in the jack -4|'|., establishing connection between the upper, center and lower conductors of the plug I-IZ and the upper, center and lower conductors, respectively, of the jack 4|! and operating the contacts M9. Ground at contacts 4I9 closes acircuit thru the winding of the relay 4|0 to battery thus operating the relay 4"} which at armature 4'II dis,-

connects Pos. Pot. from armature 4'BI, connects .ground to the armature M2 for controlpurposes which will be described subsequently, at armature M3 energizes the lamp l'lato indicate the busy condition of the trunk circuit, atarmature 4M connects ground thru the. lower windingof the relay 420 to the lower conductor of the jack M1, at armature 4| 5 closes a circuit from ground thru the winding of the relay 405 to battery, and at armature 4H5 connects ground thru armatures 436 and 446 in multipleand armature 459 tothe conductor C404. The lower winding of the relay 420 is energized from ground thru-armature 4|4, lower conductors of jack 4|I' and plug I12, and as the talk key I50 and the relay I20 are operated, thru armature I23, conductor -C||3,-winding of the-relay 200 and resistor 232 to battery. The relay 420 operates and-at contact-422 disconnects the upper conductor of thejack -4I--'| from conductor (350i, at armatures 42I and 423 connects the upper and center conductors of the jack 4I1,. respectively, to they upper and lower terminals of the left winding of the repeating -coi1.;434, at,,contact 425 disconnects the center conductor of the jack ,4I1 from the conductor C402, at armature 424 closes a circuit to the. lower .winding of the relay 450 in series with the line relay of the selector 500 which may be traced :over conductor C40I, armatures 491 and 456, right winding of repeating .0011 434, lower winding of relay 450, resistor466, armature 451, right winding of repeating coil 434, armatures 424, 458 .and 4,92,:and conductor C402, closes a circuit from ground thru. armatures 4I2, and 426, resistor 438 and the upper, winding of the relay 450 to battery, and at armature 421 closes .atcmultiple circuit to the relay 240 thru the upper winding of the relay 420, to ground at armature 483. The windings of the relay 450 are energized in oppo-. sition .at this time and the relay does not operate. The relay 405 energized as previously described operates and at armature 406 prepares a circuit forthe relay 460, at armature 401 prepares a circuit for the relay 485 and at armature 408 dis connects the lower winding of the relay 440 from conductor C403 and connects ground over conductor C4 03 to the selector.500.

The. relay 240 operateswhen energized from ground thru the upper winding of the relay 420 over. a circuit previously traced and at armature .24I energizes the upper Winding of the relay 250. The relay 250 operatesand lights the dial pilot lamp 211 from ground thru armature 253 and spring 285, prepares a circuit for the relay 210 atarmature 252, and lights the supervisory lamp I14 from ground thru armatures 24I, 25I and 212, conductor CI I2 and spring I54. The operator now dials the digits required to extend the call by way, of selector. 500 and the connector, Fig. 5, to the substation 595. When the dial 269 is moved off normal the relays 225 and 230 are operated from battery thru the windings of the relays 225 and 230, spring 28I, armature 233, and the upper contacts of the dial 269 to ground, and the relay 210 is operated from battery thru its Winding, armature 252, spring 284, armature 236 and the upper contacts of the dial 269 to ground. The rela 210 on operating prepares a multiple battery connection to the relay 240 at armature 2=1I, closes a circuit to the lamp I14 over the conductor- CI I2 ,at armatureq212, closes a holding circuit to its own winding at armature 213, closes a; circuit to the lamp 211 at armature 215 and prepares a circuit to the relay 430 as will be described hereinafter. The relay 230 on operating opens the circuit to the relays 240 and 420 at armature 23I and extends the conductor CH3 thru armature 216 to the key 219. The relay 240 releases and allows the relay 250 to release. The relay 420 also releases and the relay 225 operates. A circuit may now be traced to the line relay of the selector 500 over conductor C40I, armatures 49I,v 456 and 4H, contact 422, upper conductors of jack 4H and plug I12, spring I42, armature I21, conductor CI I0, armature 22 6, spring 282, armature 239, key 254, lower contacts of the dial 269, armature 238, spring 283, armature 221, conductor C III, armature I29, spring I 45, center conductors of plug I12 and jack 4|1, armature 442, contacts 425, armatures 458 and 492 and conductor C402. The relay 420 on restoring connects battery thru the winding of the relay 430, armature 421, lower conductors of jack 4H and plug I12, armature I23, conductor CI I3, and armatures 23! and 216 to ground thru normally closed contacts of the key 219. The relay 430 operates and closes a circuit from battery thru the winding of the relay 435 and armatures 43I, 443 and M2 to ground thus operating the relay 435. The relay 435 closes its holding circuit at armature 431 and at armature 4 36 opens a circuit for ground from armature M6 to conductor C404. If the key 219 is operated before the dial is moved off normal and is not restored until after dialing is completed the relay 430 will not be operated as ground will not be connected at the contacts of the key 219. The relay435 remains at normal and ground thru armatures M6 and 436 remains connected to the conductor C404. The normal or operated'position of the key 219 determines whether ringing will be started immediately after a connection has been extended to a line or whether ringing will'be started at some later time under control of the operator as Will be fully described hereinafter. The line relay of the selector 500 responds to the impulses of the first digit and steps the wipers of the selector to the corresponding level which in this case would be the levelassociated with the connector shown in Fig. 5. Assume now that the connector shown in Fig. 5 is the first connector available and that the connection" to v the substation 595 is extended thru it. F

When the dial restores to normal the circuits to the relays 225, 230 and 210 are opened. The relay 230 restores and closes a circuit to the lower winding of the relay 420 in series with the relay 240. The relay 420 operates and closes a circuit to its upper winding in series with the relay 240 which operates and energizes the upper winding of the relay 250. The relay-210 restores, opens the incomplete circuit to the relay 430 at armature 216 and transfers the circuit for the lamp I14 to the relay 250. The relay 250 operates, prepares the starting circuit to the relay 210 at armature 252, and closes a circuit to the lamp I14 at armature 25!. Shortly thereafter the relay 225 which is slow to release, restores and the relay 5I5 is operated in series with the lower winding of the relay 450 from battery thru the upper winding of the relay 5I5, armature 5II, conductors C50I and C-40I, armatures 49I and 456, right winding of repeating coil 434, lower winding of the relay 450, resistor 466, armature 45l, right winding of repeating coil 434,

armatures 424, 458 and 492, conductors C402 and C502, armature 5I4 and the lower winding of the relay 5I5 to ground. The relay 5I5 operates and at armature 5I6 closes a circuit to the relay 520. The relay 520 operates, connects ground thru armature 52I and off normal contact 502 to the winding of the relay 535'causing the relay 535 to operate, closes, a circuit tothe upper winding of the relay 530 from ground thru armature 524 and off normal contacts 522 and prepares the impulsing circuit at armature 525. The relay 535 prepares a holding circuit for itself at armature 531 and prepares a circuit to the vertical magnet 505 at armature 538. The relay 530 operates and closes a holding circuit for itself thru armature 533 to ground on the conductor C504.

When the dial 269 is again moved off normal to transmit the next digit in the number of the substation 595 the relays 225, 230 and 210 operate and the relay 420 restores as previously described thus placing the relay 5i5 under control of the impulsing contacts of the dial 269. The relay 5I5 follows the impulses from the dial 259 and at armature 5I6 closes and opens a circuit to the vertical magnet 505 and the relay 555 in mul- 7 tiple'. circuit may be traced from ground thru armatures 5!3, 546,. 525, 544 and/554i thru the winding of the relay 5 55 to battery and thru armatures 565 and 538: thru the winding of the vertical magnet 505 to battery. Therelay 555 operates on the first closure of this circuit and is equipped with a slow release device which causes it to remain. operated while the impulses of a digit. are. being transmitted. Ground thru armatures 55B and 531 provide a holding circuit for the relay 535. The vertical magnet operates and moves the wipers. 526, 521 and 528 tothe level corresponding to the dialed digit. Off normal contacts 502 and 522 open when the wipers are first moved off normal thu opening the starting .circuits to the relays 535 and 530. The circuit: to the relay 520: is interrupted during impulsing but the relay is slow to release and does not restore. After the dial restores to normal the relay 5 !5 remains operated until another digit is dialed. The circuit to the relay 555 is opened at'armature 5I'6 allowing the relay 555 to restore and. open the holding circuit to the relay 535 which restores and prepares a circuit to the rotary magnet 506. Relay. 555 responds to the next digit dialed and at armature 5!5 closes and opens a circuit to the relay 555 and the rotary magnet 505 in multiple. The rotary magnet moves the wipers 526, 52'! and 528 to the bank contacts corresponding to the dialed digit which in this case are the bank contacts 546, 54'! and 548 of thelocal line circuit of the substation 595, shortly after the dial restores to normal the relay 555 restores and assuming that the dialed line is not busy a circuit is now closed from battery thru the winding of the magnet 580, armature 58!, winding of cut-off relay 510, contact 541, wiper 52?, contact 562, armature 556, upper winding of the relay 560, armature 552, conductors C503 and C403 to ground at armature 408. The relay 560 operates its armature 564, closing a circuit from battery thru the lower winding of the relay 550 to ground thru armatures 564 and 52!. The cutofi relay 510 operates and disconnects ground from one side of the local line at armature 513 and disconnects the line relay 515 from the other side of the local line at armature 51!. The relay 56! operates in full when its lower winding is energized and at armature 56 closes a holding circuit to the cut-off relay 570, at armature 565 prepares a circuit to the operating magnet 505 of the minor switch and at armatures 556 and 56! closes a part of a circuit from the wipers 526 and 528 to the conductors C50! and C502. The relay 5!5' responds to'the impulses of the neirt digit and closes and opens a circuit to the relay 555 in multiple with the operating magnet 505. The relay 555 operates and remains operated until all of the impulses f the digit are received. The operating magnet 509 operates the wipers 503 and 564 to the contacts corresponding. to the digit and on first operation closes the contacts 501. Shortly after the last impulse of the digit is received the relay 555 restores and at armature 558 connects ground thru. contacts 50'! and the winding of the relay 540 to battery. The relay 540 operates and at armature '43 closes a circuit to the relay 5H3 from battery thru the winding of the relay 5!0 and armatures 5 43-, 55! and 52! to ground. The relay 5!!) operates, connects itself to ground on conductor C503 thru armature 512, disconnects the relay 5!5 from the conductors C502 and C502 at armatures 5!! and 5!4, and opens the circuit to the relay 520 at armature 553. The relays 5 5 and 525 restore and the connector is now held under control of the trunk circuit, Fig. 4, relays 5m and 560 being'held operated from ground on. conductor C503 and the relay 530 being held operated from ground on conductor C504. Therelay 540 isoperated over a previously traced circuit prepar ing a circuit for the ringing code from wiper 504 at armature 542. The relay 535 is operated or normal depending on theposition oi the wiper 503. The function of the relay 535 is: toselect the. conductor to which the ringing code will. be connected and. inthis case it is assumed that the Wiper 503 stopped on one of the first five. bank contacts and that the relay 503 is normal, thus a circuit is prepared for the. ringing. codethru armatures 542 and 536 to the upper conductor of the local line.

When the relay 5!'5 is disconnected fromthe conductors C50! and C502, the circuit to the lower winding of the" relay 4503 is opened. The relay 450 is slow to operate but shortly after the circuit to its lower winding is opened the armature 452 is operated by the upper winding which is energized in series with the resistor 436 as 'previously described. The armature 452 short circuits the resistor 438 and the relay operates in full connecting ground thru the upper. wind;- ing of the relay 480 thru armature A450,. right winding of repeating coil 434. armatures'456 and 494, and conductor C40'!.- to conductor C501, connecting battery thru the lower winding of the relay 480, winding of the relay 410, armature 45!, right winding of repeating coil 434, armature 424, 458 and 492 and conductor C402 to conductor C502, and atarmature 454 energizing the upper winding of the relay 440 and the. winding of the relay 485. The relay 440 operates and. at armature 44!- connects the winding. of the relay 405 to contact 422, at armature 445 connects the ground to the Mot. St. lead to start the ringing code equipment, and at armature 446 opens a circuit for ground from armature 4|6 over conductor C404 to conductor C504.

The substation is signalled in one of the following manners. If the key 219 is normal the relay- 435 is operated as previously described and when the relay 440 operates ground is disconnected from the conductor C504 at armatures 436 and 446 and the holding circuit to the relay 530 is open. The relay 530- restores and: as' 'i ts starting circuit is open at armature 524 remains at normal. A-signallingcircuit may now be traced from ringing code thr u' wi-per 504 armatures 542', 535, 53"! and 561', wiper526, contact 545, upper conductorof the line, ringer and condenser at substation 535-,lower conductor of the line, contact 545, wiper528'. armatures 565,534 and 503- and the lower wind-ing of the relay 530- to battery. The relay 440 on operating opened the circuit to the relay 435 at armature 443. relay 435 is slow to release but shortly after the relay 530 releases the relay 435' releasesand, at armature 436, completes a circuit for ground to conductor C564. If the key 219 is operated-during dialing the relay 435 is not operated and the relay 530 is held by ground thru armature 436 after" the' relay'440 operates. In this case the operator starts signalling by operating the key !40 closing a circuit from battery thru-resistor 223, conductor CW4, spring I45, center conductors of plug H2 and jack 4!'!, armature 423. left winding of repeating coil 434', winding of the relay 455, left winding of repeating coil 4'34; armature 42i, upper conductors of jack 4!! and plug I72, and spring !'42' to ground. The relay 455 operates and its function at this time is to two The,

., 9 disconnect ground from the conductor 'C50j4 at 'aifmature459, thus releasing therelay' 530. The 'keyidll is restored allowing the relay 455- to restore and connect ground to'the conductor C504. The relay 536 on restoring'cor'npletes' asignalling circuit as previously described. A, The ringin code leads are connected thru an interrupter alternately to direct ground and grounded alternating current potential in the Well known manner. Removal of the receiver at the Substation 595 closes a metallic bridge across the line COIIdHCtOISfthUS providing a direct current circuit for the lower winding of the relay 539. The relay 530 operates armature 533 connecting its upper winding to ground on conductor C504. The relay 530 is operated in full by its upper winding, disconnecting the signalling circuit and closing the talking circuit at armatures 53! and 534. The windings of the relay 480 as previously described are connected to conductors Chill and from the upper winding of the relay 42B and the lowerconductor of the jack ell-for supervisory purposes, energizes the relay 468 from ground-at armature 483,- and energizes the relay 175 from ground at armature 482. The relay 415 operates, closes a holding circuit to itself at armature GT! and short circuits the winding of the relay cm at armature 416. The relay 460 operates, prepares a circuit for Pos. Pot. at armature 45L prepares a holding circuit for the relay 489 at armature 4B2, prepares a circuitfor the right conductor of the Ring. Ckt. at armature 463 and connects ground over conductor C404 to conductor C584 at armature 465.

The relays 400 and 490 may be operated under control of the operator under control of the keys 330 or 335 to extend Pos. Pot. or Neg. Pot. to a connected line circuit for operating a coin control mechanism which may be associated with a substation. When the jack 4 i l is opened the relay 4 l restores and Pos. Pot. is extended thru armature 46! to the relay 400 to operate the relay 40B and the relay 295 to automatically extend Pos. Pot. to a connected line circuit. The foregoing operations are fully described and claimed in the co-pending application of Harry Newstedt.

When the plug I12 is removed from the jack 4", the relays MD and 420 release. The relay 4H] and at armature M5 opens the circuit to the relay 405 which restores and opens circuits to the relays 440 and 485 at armature 401, and at armature H2 opens the circuit to the upper winding of the relay 45!]. The re av 450 restores and opens circuits to the relays 440 and @855 permitting these relays to restore. The relay 455 on restoring disconnects ground from the conductor C583 at armature 408 and the relay M0 removes round from the conductor C504 at armature 445 thus ermitting the selector 5M! and the connector in Fig. 5 to release. The relay 550 on releasing removes ground from the wiper 521 to allow the line circuit in Fig. 5 to restore to normal.

Having described the invention, what is considered to be new and is desired to be protected by Letters Patent will be set forth in the following claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a telephone system, lines, an operator position, automatic switches for extending conneo 'tions' from said position" to said lines, means for starting signalling of connected lines, and common apparatus at said position operable prior to extendingjco'nnections from said position for controllingthe starting of signalling of connected lines, said means effective for starting signalling responsive to connection to 'a line in case said common apparatus is operated in one manner and operated undercontrol of said position after "connection to a line in case said'common apparatus is operatedin another manner. v 21in a telephone system, subscriber lines,'a plurality of connecting links, means includinga dial-for extending connections from said links to said lines, automatic ringing means forsaid linesfaringing key in each link,'said automatic ringing means being operable incase a 'connec tion'is extended rom afllink to one 0t said lines responsive to 'the'operation of thecorrespond ing ringing key, a two position common 'key for said links, apparatus operabledependent on the positionof sai'd common key and under l'c ontrf'ol of said dialpsaid automatic ringing means being operable; under co ntrol of said apparatus incase a connection is: extended from "any one of sai d links meag r said linesl v f l. T

-,lnatj ebhope Sy em sub ri lines,v a operator position; means 'in'cludinga calling device and a plurality of links for extending connections from said position to said lines, means controlled by said calling device for automatically signalling lines to which connections are extended by any of said links, a key at said position common to said links operable for disabling said last means, and a key in each link for starting automatic ringing on connections extended to said lines by individual ones of said links.

4. In a telephone system in which an impulsing device is utilized forextending connections to the lines of the system and wherein provision is made for automatic signalling of lines to which connections are extended, a connecting link, a control conductor, means for conditioning said connecting link for impulsing and for automatic signalling, said means being operated over said control conductor responsive to activating the impulsing device.

5. In a telephone system, lines, switching mechanism operable for extending connections to said lines and for signalling said lines, a switchboard having an impulse sender for operating said switching mechanism, a control conductor extending from said switchboard to said switching mechanism, and means for conditioning said impulse sender to control over said control conductor the extending of connections and the signalling.

6. In a telephone system, lines, means including an impulsing device for extending connections to said lines, signalling means for signalling lines to which connections are extended, a control conductor, two relays operated over said control conductor responsive to movement of said impulsing device from normal position, one of said relays being effective for controlling said signalling means and the other of said relays being eflective for controlling a connection for said impulsing device.

7. In a telephone system, lines, switching equipment for extending connections to said lines, signalling apparatus in said switching equipment, an impulse sender having a normal position and effective for operating said switching equipment, means for moving said impulse sender from normal position, a first relay operated responsive to extension of a connection to one of said lines .for operating said signalling apparatus and for releasing said first relay.

8. In a telephone system, automatic switching mechanism operable in response to a plurality of operations of a calling device for extending connections to 2. called subscriber line, a calling device for controlling the operation of said switching mechanism, automatic ringing equipment for signalling a called line, a first relay operated in the course of extending a connection to a called line, a second relay operated in response to one operation of said calling device for controlling said first relay, 2, third relay and means for operating it after the last of said plurality of calling device operations, means for releasing said .first 1-2 connecting links, an impulse sender, means including said impulse sender for connecting said links to said lines, automatic ringing means for said lines, a ringing key in each link, said automatic ringing means being operable in case a link is connected to one of said lines responsive to the operation of the corresponding ringing .key, a switch common to said links, and apparatus operable under ,joint control :of said switch and said impulse sender for'operating said automatic ringing means in case any one of said links is connected to one of said lines.

HARVEY W. BALZER.

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